Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 505: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the procedures and guidelines followed to ensure that the EU drinking water initiative is implemented here. [23365/05]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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EU legislation on standards for drinking water was most recently updated by Council Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of drinking water. The directive was given statutory effect in Irish legislation by the European Communities (Drinking Water) Regulations 2000 which came into force on 1 January 2004.